Regional wrap
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran dominated global headlines this fortnight. This… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Markets vs voters and the 2018 Malaysian elections: The questionable credibility of credit rating agencies
YAN ISLAM | Millions of ordinary voters in Malaysia mustered moral courage and harnessed the yearning for change to oust the incumbent government… Read More
The Rohingya question: Determining who to hold to account
ANDREW SELTH | Ever since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, ethnic minority groups, human rights advocates, and others have argued that Myanmar’s armed forces, or Tatmadaw,… Read More
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While the most important global development this fortnight was the US, UK and France’s precision missile strikes in Syria in response to Assad’s use of… Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Regional responsibility
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya has passed the threshold for action under the Responsibility to… Read More
Graphic novels chart Myanmar’s history
ANDREW SELTH | Exotic climate, turbulent past an inspiration to comic writers Before 1988, Myanmar (then known as Burma) did not feature prominently in… Read More
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Kim Jong-un’s visit to China and the diplomatic to-and-fro surrounding the upcoming summit meeting between DPRK and the United States were the most talked-about developments… Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Aung San Suu Kyi as saint or sinner?
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile, and apologises for her conduct… Read More
Biggles in Burma: Giving boys what they want
ANDREW SELTH | When British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quoted the poem ‘Mandalay’ during a visit to Myanmar in early 2017, to the obvious… Read More
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The most-talked about development, this fortnight, is the significant diplomatic coup pulled off by Kim Jong Un in getting Donald Trump to agree to his… Read More
